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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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