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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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