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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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