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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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