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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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