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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources