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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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