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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take 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. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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