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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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