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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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