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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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