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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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