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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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