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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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