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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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