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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly 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 interesting new book also reviews the most important 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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