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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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