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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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