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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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