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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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