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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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