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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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