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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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