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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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