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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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