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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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