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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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