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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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