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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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