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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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