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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major 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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