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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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