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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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