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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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