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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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