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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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