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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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