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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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