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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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