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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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