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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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