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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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