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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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