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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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