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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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