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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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