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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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