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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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