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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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