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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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