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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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