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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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