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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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