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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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