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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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