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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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