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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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