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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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