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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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