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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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