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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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