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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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