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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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