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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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