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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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