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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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