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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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