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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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