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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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