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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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