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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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