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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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