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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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