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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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