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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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