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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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