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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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