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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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