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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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