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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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