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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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