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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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