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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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