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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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