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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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