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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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