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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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