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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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