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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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