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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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