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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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