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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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