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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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