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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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