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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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