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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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