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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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