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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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