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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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