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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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