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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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