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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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