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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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