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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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