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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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