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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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