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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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