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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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