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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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