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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers 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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