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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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