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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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