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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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