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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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