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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes 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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