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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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