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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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