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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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