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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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