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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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