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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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