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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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