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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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