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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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