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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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