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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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