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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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