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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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