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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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