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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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