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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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