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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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