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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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