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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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