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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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