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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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