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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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