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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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