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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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