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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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