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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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