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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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