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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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