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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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