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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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