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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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