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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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