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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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