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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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