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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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