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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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