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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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