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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses 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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