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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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