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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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