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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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