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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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