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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not 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 issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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