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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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