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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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