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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major 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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