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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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