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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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