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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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