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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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