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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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