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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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