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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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