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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key 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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