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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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