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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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