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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes 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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