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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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