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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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