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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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