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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting 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 new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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