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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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