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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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