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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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