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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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 courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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