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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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