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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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