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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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