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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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