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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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