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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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