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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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