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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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