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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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