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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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