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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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