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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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