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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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