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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important 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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