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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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