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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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