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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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