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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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