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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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