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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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