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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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