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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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