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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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