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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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