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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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