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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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