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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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