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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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