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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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