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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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