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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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