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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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