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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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