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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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