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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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