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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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