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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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