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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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