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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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