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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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