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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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