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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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