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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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