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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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