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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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