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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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