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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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