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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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