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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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