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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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