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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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