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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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