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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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