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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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