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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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