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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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