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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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