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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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