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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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