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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies 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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