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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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