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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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