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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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