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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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