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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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