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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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