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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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