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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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