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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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