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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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