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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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