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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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