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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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