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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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