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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes 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 MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major 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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