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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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