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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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