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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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