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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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