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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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