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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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