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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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