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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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