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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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