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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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