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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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