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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling students 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. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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