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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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