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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure 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 courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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