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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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