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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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