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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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