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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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