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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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