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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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