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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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