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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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