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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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