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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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