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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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