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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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