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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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