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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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