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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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