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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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