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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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