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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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