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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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