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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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