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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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