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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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