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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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