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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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