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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. 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. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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