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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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