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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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