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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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