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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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