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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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