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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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