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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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