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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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