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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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