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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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