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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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