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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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