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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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