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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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