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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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