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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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