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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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