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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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