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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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