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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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