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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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