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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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