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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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