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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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