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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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