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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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