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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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