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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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