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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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