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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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