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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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