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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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