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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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