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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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