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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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