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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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