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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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