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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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