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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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