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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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