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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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