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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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