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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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