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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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