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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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