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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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