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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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