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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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