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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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