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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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