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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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