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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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