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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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