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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive 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 new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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