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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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