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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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