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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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