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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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