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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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