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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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