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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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