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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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