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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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