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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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