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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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