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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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