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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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