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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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