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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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