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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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