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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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