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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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