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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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