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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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