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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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