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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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