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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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