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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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