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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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