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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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