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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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