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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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