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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum 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 definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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