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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews 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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