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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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