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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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