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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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