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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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