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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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