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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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