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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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