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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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