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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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