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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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