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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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