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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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