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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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