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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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