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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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