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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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