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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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