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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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