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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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