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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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