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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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