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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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