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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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