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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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