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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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