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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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