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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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