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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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