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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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