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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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