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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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