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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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