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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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