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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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