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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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