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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the 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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