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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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