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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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