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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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