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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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