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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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