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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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