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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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