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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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