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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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