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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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