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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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