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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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