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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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