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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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