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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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