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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses 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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