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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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