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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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