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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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