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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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