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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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