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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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