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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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