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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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