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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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