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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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