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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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