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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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