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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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