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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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