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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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