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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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