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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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