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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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