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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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