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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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