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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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