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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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