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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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