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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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