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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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