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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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