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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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