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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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