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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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