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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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