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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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