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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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