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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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