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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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