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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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