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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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