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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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