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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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