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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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