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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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