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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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