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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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