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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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