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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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