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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key 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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