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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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