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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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