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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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