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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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