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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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