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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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