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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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