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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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