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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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