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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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