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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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