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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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