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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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