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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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