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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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