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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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