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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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