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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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