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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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