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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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