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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses 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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