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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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