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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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