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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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