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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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