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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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