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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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