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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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