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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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