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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information 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 topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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