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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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