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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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