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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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