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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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