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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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