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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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