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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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